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Falchion Class Escort

The Falchion Class Escort is loosely based on the Endeavour, Endurance, and Defiant classes of light cruiser. The vessel itself is a product of the Voss Forgeworld and was designed to fulfill a similar role as the Sword Class Frigate. It is an escort ship and as such is individually weak and therefore operates paired with 3 or 4 ships; sometimes up to six ships are grouped together in a single squadron.¹

The pattern's operational successes have tended to be in a defensive, rather than offensive, role where it is used to clear ordinance threats to the more ponderous capital ships, however in a stand up fight it simply cannot compete with the damage potential of the much more widespread Sword Class Frigate that is found in most fleets.

The Falchion has a small weapons battery and a single torpedo tube. It also has a shield generator and turret array for protection.¹

Notable Falchion Class squadrons include:

• The Initiates of Monglor
• The Rhomphaian Squadron
• Michaelis Fire Squadron
• Torchbearer Patrol

Technical Specifications

Dimensions: 2.2 km long, 0.3 km abeam at fins approx.²

Mass: 6.5 megatonnes approx.²

Crew: 27,000 crew; approx.²

Accel: 4.6 gravities max sustainable acceleration.²

Sources

• ¹:Battlefleet Gothic Armada p. 19
• ²:Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus p. 26